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New Era of Space Exploration is Internet of Tomorrow
Jun 08, 2018 (SPX)
Among the key points made by some 26 speakers from the United Nations, private industry and other organizations at the symposium: this new era could not only le...
NASA Narrows Scope for Proposed Astrophysics Missions
Jun 06, 2018 (SPX)
In 2016, the Agency initiated four studies of large strategic flagship missions (HabEx, LUVOIR, Lynx, OST) to be prioritized by the Decadal Survey to launch in ...
New crew blasts off for ISS
Jun 06, 2018 (AFP)
German Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, NASA's Serena Aunon-Chancellor and Russian Sergei Prokopyev of Roscosmos shot into the sky in warm, dry con...
NanoRacks Complete Barrios Protein Crystal Growth Operations on Space Station
Jun 05, 2018 (SPX)
The Barrios PCG investigation, in the first of three phases, tested the feasibility of the use of 96-well crystallization plates on orbit, as well as the protei...
Trio reach Earth from ISS with football slated for World Cup
Jun 03, 2018 (AFP)
Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of the United States and Norishige Kanai of Japan touched down on the Kazakh steppe on time at 1239 GMT after a 168-day mission aboard ...
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano to be Space Station commander on his next flight
Jun 01, 2018 (ESA)
Luca was the first of ESA's astronauts selected in 2009 to fly to the Space Station in 2013 and stayed for 166 days. On his Volare mission Luca conducted two sp...
Final Fruit-ier: Thailand sends smelly durian into space
Jun 01, 2018 (AFP)
Thailand plans to shoot durian into orbit to test its durability in a project that could see the staple "king of fruits" consumed in zero-gravity conditions. "I...
NASA selects US companies to advance space resource collection
Jun 01, 2018 (SPX)
The practice of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) could increase safety and affordability of future human spaceflight missions by limiting the need to launch ...
Russian State Space Giant Roscosmos May Curb Space Program Due to Lack of Funds
May 31, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The shortages of budgetary funds planned for allocation to Roscosmos from the previous parameters for the next three years is about 150 billion rubles ... the ...
NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members
May 29, 2018 (SPX)
Koch has been assigned to Expedition 59/60, which is set to launch to the International Space Station in April 2019. Morgan will follow as a member of the Exped...
NASA awards $43M to US Small Businesses for Tech Research
May 28, 2018 (SPX)
"This round of Phase I ideas look very promising and creative, and will enhance innovation throughout the Agency," said Jim Reuter, acting associate administrat...
Yoyager's Golden Record may paint humans in a confusing way
May 27, 2018 (Sputnik)
The Golden Record, a set of Earth sounds and images on a gold-plated copper disk sent into outer space with the Voyager spacecrafts, could unintentionally perpl...
Putin, Abe speak to ISS astronauts from Kremlin
May 26, 2018 (AFP)
Russian astronaut Anton Shklaperov and his Japanese colleague Norishige Kanai, on board the International Space Station (ISS), appeared on a giant screen in the...
Breath of Life: Russia Working on System to Turn Cosmonauts' Breath Into Water
May 25, 2018 (Sputnik)
The Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering (NIIKhimMash), Russia's leading enterprise for space-based life support systems, has confirmed plans t...
Robotics Controllers Install Cygnus Resupply Ship on Station
May 25, 2018 (SPX)
After it leaves the station, the uncrewed spacecraft will deploy several CubeSats before its fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere as it disposes of several to...
NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-2
May 25, 2018 (SPX)
"NASA is pleased with the White House's continued commitment to advancing America's leadership in space. Space Policy Directive-2 (SPD-2) is another step toward...
NASA sends new research on Orbital ATK mission to Space Station
May 22, 2018 (SPX)
Cygnus lifted off on an Antares 230 rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Orbital ATK's ninth cargo mission under NASA's Commercial Resupply...
Cement, extreme cold experiments to launch on Orbital cargo ship
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
An extreme cold experiment and a European module to invite plug-and-play research are also among the three tons of cargo scheduled to blast off on an Antares ro...
US May Order Russian Soyuz Spacecraft to Fly Astronauts to ISS in 2020 - Source
May 21, 2018 (Sputnik)
"Negotiations are underway to order the manufacture of Soyuz manned spacecraft. Its production and flight to the ISS will be fully paid by the US side. The crew...
Cement, extreme cold experiments head to space aboard Cygnus cargo ship
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
The white Antares rocket, emblazoned with a US flag, rumbled and roared into the dark night sky over Wallops Island, Virginia at 4:44 am (0844 GMT). The spacecr...
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